Kenya
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3.2KKenyan tech companies step up to enable free distribution of sanitation products
A broad coalition of Kenyan tech companies has today launched Safe Hands Kenya to deploy free soap, hand sanitizer, surface disinfectant and...
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2.9KTala launches loans to support Kenyan businesses through the crisis
Many Kenyan communities and small businesses now find themselves in a tough financial position due to COVID-19. Mobile lender Tala has launched...
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3.3KKenyan logistics platform Amitruck gains investment from GreenTec Capital
GreenTec Capital has announced an investment in Kenya’s Amitruck, a mobile and web-based trucking logistics platform that brings together cargo owners and transporters....
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3.8KEdtech providing access to remote learning across the continent
Edtech is now providing essential remote learning opportunities for students across Africa, while schools are closed as a result of the COVID-19...
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4.0KAntler to fund five startups tackling Covid-19 with $100K each
Global early-stage VC Antler is inviting startups tackling the Covid-19 outbreak to apply for funding. Antler plans to invest in up to...
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3.8KSafaricom announces new CEO
Peter Ndegwa has been unveiled as the new CEO of Safaricom and becomes the first Kenyan to run the leading Kenyan telco....
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3.1KUrgent call for innovators from Africa to fight COVID19 with low-cost ventilators
As the COVID19 crisis rapidly grows across the globe there is an urgent search under way to find proven low-cost ventilator technologies,...
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3.3KFacebook launches Community Accelerator programme across Africa
Facebook has announced the launch of the Community Accelerator programme which will be available in the following countries across SSA: South Africa,...
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3.9KApplications open for Africa4Future program
Africa4Future – a joint accelerator program between Airbus’ BizLab, and Make-IT in Africa by GIZ have opened applications for solutions in Agriculture...
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2.9KAfrican tech startup funding hits $491m in record-breaking 2019
2019 was the best year yet for investment into the African tech startup space, with 311 companies banking a combined US$491.6 million....
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3.6KMicro-insuretech startup Turaco closes $1.2M seed round
Kenya-based micro-insurtech startup, Turaco, has announced a successful seed capital raise of USD $1.2 million to further scale its operations across Africa....
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2.9KNairobi Garage launches premium flexible working hub in Spring Valley
Nairobi Garage is set to open the doors to a fourth innovative workspace in the Spring Valley area, in response to accelerating...
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4.3KCars45 Expands to Ghana and Kenya
Cars45, Nigeria’s leading automotive trading platform, has launched into Ghana (www.cars45.com.gh) and Kenya (www.cars45.co.ke). Cars45 is aiming to become the primary platform...
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4.8KEdTech ventures changing education in Africa
The AppsAfrica.com Awards celebrate the best in mobile and tech across Africa and we take a look at five EdTech ventures changing education in Africa...
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4.5KDisrupting Africa through technology
Technology is disrupting business models and revolutionising sectors across the continent. We profile five African tech ventures nominated for the Best Disruptive Innovation...
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6.3KTwiga Foods Secures $30M to expand B2B food platform across Africa
Twiga Foods, the Kenyan B2B food distribution company, has raised $23.75 million in a Series B equity round led by Goldman Sachs,...
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3.9KCcHUB Nigeria Has Acquired iHub In Kenya
Co-creation Hub (CcHUB) from Nigeria, has acquired Kenya’s iHub for an undisclosed fee. The deal will see iHub’s team become part of...
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6.5KPoa! launches Kenya’s largest public Wi-Fi network
poa! Internet has announced the completion of Kenya’s largest public Wi-Fi network with the deployment of more than 3,000 hotspots across Nairobi...
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7.5KKobo360 to Launch in Ghana and Kenya
Kobo360, the technology logistics platform, today announced that it will expand operations into Accra, Ghana and Nairobi, Kenya. The announcement follows recent...
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4.2KLiquid Telecom enables fish farmers to monitor ponds and increase production with IoT
Liquid Telecom Kenya, part of the leading pan-African telecoms group Liquid Telecom, has deployed an Internet of Things (IoT) network in Western...
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4.5KBRCK acquires Surf to become one of the biggest public WiFi networks in Sub Saharan Africa
BRCK has today announced its decision to acquire assets of Surf, and parent company EveryLayer at Africa Tech Summit Kigali, to further...
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5.6KKwesé launches video on demand streaming services in Kenya
Econet subsidiary Kwesé today announced the launch of video-on-demand (VOD) streaming service, Kwesé Play, as the centerpiece in its new Kenyan broadcasting...
